quirk
noun
a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism.
Example Sentences
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"It's hard to speak for the UK, but I think the path I'd recommend any Eurovision project to follow would be to, like, just own your quirkiness."
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
"It's the history, the quirkiness, the layout of the arena, how close the spectators are. It's everything," says Crucible MC Rob Walker, a coiled spring each April.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
He also brings his quirkiness to more serious roles, including a childlike loner in a bunker society in the dystopian “Silo.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
You plop down 65,000 seats one time and you lose a lot of that sort of quirkiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Which was funny, because suddenly it seemed as if I'd let my quirkiness go.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
